An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth
In a past “Eagle’s View” post, we showed you a LEGO Helm’s Deep that put the official set set to shame. This LEGO reproduction of Rivendell by Blake Baer and Jack Bittner will take your breath […]
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Fry & Evans Strike a Pose
Updated 10 January 2013 The paintings of Stephen Fry and Luke Evans will be in an exhibition at the Ross Watson Gallery in Melbourne, Australia from 18 January to 3 February 2013. Earlier in […]
Happy Birthday, Stephen Fry!
Stephen Fry is 55 today! To celebrate Stephen’s birthday we have something rather special; a portrait of Stephen by artist Ross Watson. http://www.rosswatson.com/available/painting105.html Ross Watson painted Stephen with his beloved ipad, whilst Stephen was in […]
New Zealand Tourism Goes 100% Middle-earth in New Promo Video
Oh yes, yes they did, Precious. 100% Pure New Zealand has gone 100% Middle-earth in preparation for the mass of Hobbit fans heading their way. I know this because I’m one of them, traveling there via Middle-earth […]
Thorin!
The Hobbit’s official Twitter account, @TheHobbitMovie, posted this high resolution picture of Thorin to celebrate Richard Armitage’s birthday yesterday.
Happy Birthday, Richard Armitage!
Richard Armitage is 41 today! Known to us as Thorin Oakenshield in The Hobbit, Richard has revealed that, not only did he read The Hobbit as a child but it was also the first play he […]
Get Your Hobbit On: Slippers, Keychains, and More!
As the time draws closer to The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey theatre premiere (December 14, 2012) we’re beginning to see more and more Hobbit-inspired merchandise pop up on the web. Most items are only available for pre-order, but there’s no harm in […]
The Hobbit Ranks Fifth in NPR’s Top One Hundred List of Young Adult Novels
NPR recently published their Top 100 Best-ever Teen Novels list, with The Hobbit predictably occupying a comfortable spot at number five. The Lord of the Rings sits only two spots down at number seven. The pollsters […]
Cumberbatch Gives Us An Eye-Opener
Benedict Cumberbatch has revealed how he thinks Smaug will be introduced in The Hobbit. According to Bleeding Cool, the journalist Ann Richardson has said that, in a recent interview Benedict said, “I think my eye might […]
Air NZ’s New Safety Video Hobbit-Style
Air New Zealand have really taken The Hobbit theme to heart. Two of their planes will be turned into giant billboards for the films and soon passengers will be treated to a Hobbit-style safety video. […]
